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Kampala, January 6, 2019 (SSNA) — The Ugandan police forces have arrested a South Sudanese minister on Saturday after they conducted raids in three bars this weekend, the Kampala-based Monitor newspaper reported. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman said the minister was arrested in one of the bars after he was found smoking in…

Kampala, January 5, 2019 (SSNA) — More than 167 South Sudanese soldiers are being trained as snipers in Uganda as peace partners conduct “trust-building” meetings in Juba, two intelligence sources told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) on Saturday. The sources, a current South Sudanese and ex-Ugandan intelligence agents disclosed that the program is being…

Khartoum/Juba, January 3, 2019 (SSNA) — A team sent to Khartoum by South Sudan’s government to register its support to Sudanese government has declared that Juba is fully behind Khartoum, saying South Sudanese government firmly support Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in the ongoing protest. The group, led by South Sudanese President special envoy Gatluak Tut…

Juba, January 3, 2019 (SSNA) — Rival forces of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and National Salvation Front (NAS) have accused each other of carrying civilian killings in a village located between Wundoraba and Gorom, competing statements from the two factions have shown. Maj. General Lul Ruai Kong of the SSPDF said in…

Juba, December 31, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s main peace partners, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) and the government have signed an agreement that will either end up failing or only serve the regime’s interests, a South Sudanese legal expert with strong ties to the established National Constitutional Amendment Committee told the South…

Juba, December 29, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese senior government officials with different interests on how the ongoing peace process should be conducted are fighting over who should be seen as a key player in the process, a senior government official who talked to the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) exclusively on condition of anonymity…

Kampala, December 26, 2018 (SSNA) — In an exclusive interview on Wednesday, a former intelligence officer with the Ugandan external security branch has criticized Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, saying the East African region is being destroyed by leaders who suffer from “grandiosity disorder” and “paranoia.” The ex-spy blasted both Ugandan and South Sudanese leaders and…

Nairobi/Juba, December 21, 2018 (SSNA) — The Bank of South Sudan and a Kenya-based Lukiza Ltd have signed a deal which will allow the young nation to have its first mobile money transfer service, a senior central bank official who agreed to talk on condition of anonymity told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) on…

Juba, December 19, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s security forces have detained, attacked, blindfolded, kicked, robbed, stripped, and handcuffed peace monitors as they made their way to Luri, a government source with a full knowledge of the event told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) on Wednesday in Juba. The official who works for the…

Pagak/Addis Ababa, December 18, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government soldiers based in Pagak have systematically been cutting down trees, burned, and sell them in the form of charcoal for profits, Pagak residents familiar with the illegal dealings told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) on condition of anonymity on Tuesday. Residents said some government…

Juba, December 17, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has accused the United States of acting against the ongoing peace process, saying Washington’s recent decision to end its financial assistance to Juba could impede the implementation of Khartoum’s peace agreement. South Sudan’s foreign affairs ministry spokesman Mawien Makol responded to US sanctions on Monday, describing…

Khartoum, December 16, 2018 (SSNA) — The former spokesman for the leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) has arrived in Sudanese capital Khartoum, a senior armed opposition official who asked his name to be submerged because he was not authorized to talk to the media told the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA)…

Press release December 15, 2018 December 15, 2018, (SSNA) — 15 December 2018 marks the 5th year when the reduced ongoing civil war started in South Sudan’s capital Juba. Between 15 to 31 of December 2013, civilians from ethnic Nuer were killed by the government forces in Juba. Similar revenge and counter-revenge killings were carried…

Washington, DC, December 14, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on three individuals for their roles in the ongoing civil war. The moves come less than a day after Washington announced that it has ended its financial assistance to Juba, accusing the…

Juba, December 11, 2018 (SSNA) — South African Deputy President David Dabede Mabuza has called on the East African regional leaders to execute key provisions of the revitalized peace agreement, saying failure to implement key provisions of the pact would be an “indictment” of African leaders who commit themselves to a lasting peace in the…

Juba, December 4, 2018 (SSNA) — A fierce battle erupted between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and a government forces on Tuesday morning after government troops and a militia group launched a surprise attack on a rebel-held position in Liech State’s Guit County, the armed opposition says. The rebel leadership condemns the attack,…